​Fr. David Smith was born January 19, 1959 in Syracuse, NY. His education was at Drew University (BA), Asbury Theological Seminary (MDiv), and Pittsburgh Theological Seminary (DMin). He and Presbytera Donna, also a Syracuse native, married in 1983, and became Orthodox in 1988. They have four children, Caleb (soldier in Afghanistan), Jesse (artist in NYC), Ana (working in Syracuse), and Lucy (student at Ithaca College). Presbytera Donna is an iconographer and picture framer, and an avid gardener.